How to create an invisible, hidden folder on the computer desktop: Ways
The article tells how to create an invisible folder on the computer desktop.
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As they say, if you want to hide something reliably, then hide it under everyone else's nose. What is the connection between this saying and computers? In fact, this truth can be used in some places. If you want to hide some folder on your computer from the surrounding people, then place it right on the desktop and make it hidden. This is not to say that this is an absolutely effective option, but in domestic conditions it can work well.
How to create an invisible, hidden folder on the desktop
In this review, we will talk about how to create a hidden folder on the desktop in " Windows 7».
How to create a hidden folder on the desktop in the first way?
So, to create an invisible folder on the desktop, do the following:
- To begin with, we will create a regular folder on the desktop. Of course, there are many methods to do this, but we will use the simplest, fastest and most standard way. Click the right mouse button on the empty area on the desktop, then hang the cursor on the item " Create"In the menu that opens, and then in a new open window, click on" The folder". That's all, the folder will be created.
How to create an invisible, hidden folder on the desktop
How to create an invisible, hidden folder on the desktop
- After that, you can rename the folder, for example, by calling it " Secret information", Or as it will be more convenient for you. To rename the folder, click on its name twice with an interval of two seconds and dial a different name on the keyboard.
How to create an invisible, hidden folder on the desktop
- Next, click on the created folder with the right button and in the menu that opens to the lowest point - “ Properties».
How to create an invisible, hidden folder on the desktop
- After that, a system window will open, in which it will be necessary to put a daw opposite the item " Hidden"And click on" OK».
How to create an invisible, hidden folder on the desktop
Now your folder will disappear from the desktop, that is, it will become invisible. But what if this did not happen? This may mean that the corresponding settings are changed in your operating room, and folders do not become hidden when performing standard actions.
To fix this, do the following:
- Open any folder and in the upper left side of its window click on the item " Streamline»
How to create an invisible, hidden folder on the desktop
- Further in the open menu, go to the point indicated in the screenshot
How to create an invisible, hidden folder on the desktop
- Then go to the tab on the tab in the system window " View", Climat the button" Restore default values"And click on" OK».
How to create an invisible, hidden folder on the desktop
How to create a hidden folder in the second way on the desktop?
There is another way to make the worker’s folder has become invisible, but at the same time it will stand out if you bring the mouse cursor to it. In order to achieve this, do the following:
- Create a folder on the desktop again, as shown above
- Click on it with the right mouse button and go through Properties»
- Next, in the opening system window, go to the tab " Settings»
How to create an invisible, hidden folder on the desktop
- Here, click on the button " Change the icon»
How to create an invisible, hidden folder on the desktop
- Next, another window will open. In this window there will be a list of various badges for the folder, using the slider it will be possible to scroll through this list to the right and left, as shown in the screenshot.
How to create an invisible, hidden folder on the desktop
- Select in the list of icons an empty place, as indicated in the screenshot-this is an invisible icon, it makes the folder hidden. Next, click on " OK"And once again on" OK».
How to create an invisible, hidden folder on the desktop
- After that, the folder will hide, but its name will remain
How to create an invisible, hidden folder on the desktop
- If you want the name to disappear too, then click on it twice with an interval of a couple of seconds, then click on the key Alt And dial " 0160". The key Alt You can let go. That's all, the folder completely disappeared from the eye.
How to create an invisible, hidden folder on the desktop
- But it will stand out if you bring a mouse cursor to it
How to create an invisible, hidden folder on the desktop
How to find a hidden folder on the desktop?
You can find the hidden folder by pointing it to the area of \u200b\u200bits location, if you previously made it invisible with the help of the second method described above. But how to find a hidden folder if you applied the first method?
For this you need:
- Open any folder and go to point in the upper menu " Service»
How to create an invisible, hidden folder on the desktop
- In the window that opens, go to the tab " View»
How to create an invisible, hidden folder on the desktop
- Scroll down the slider down, as shown in the screenshot, put the daw, as indicated in the screenshot and click on " OK". Now all invisible folders will be visible.
How to create an invisible, hidden folder on the desktop
- To hide them back again, go through the specified window, put the daw near " Do not show hidden folders, files and diskand "and click" OK».
How to create an invisible, hidden folder on the desktop